Exit Smiling
| Exit Smiling | |
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 Lobby card | |
| Directed by | Sam Taylor |
| Written by | Tim Whelan and Sam Taylor |
| Produced by | Irving Thalberg |
| Starring | Beatrice Lillie Jack Pickford |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date |
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Running time | 77 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Exit Smiling is a 1926 comedy film directed by Sam Taylor and starring New York and London revues star Beatrice Lillie in her first (and only silent) film role and Jack Pickford, the brother of star Mary Pickford. The film was also the debut of actor Franklin Pangborn. This film is available on DVD from the Warner Archives Collection.[1][2]
Plot
The travelling theatre troupe's worst actress, Violet (Beatrice Lillie) dreams of all she could be if she only had the right opportunities. Jimmy (Jack Pickford) is a runaway bank clerk who joins the troupe as a lead actor.
Cast
- Beatrice Lillie - Violet
- Jack Pickford - Jimmy Marsh
- Doris Lloyd - Olga
- DeWitt Jennings - Orlando Wainwright
- Harry Myers - Jesse Watson
- Tenen Holtz - Tod Powell
- Louise Lorraine - Phyllis Tichnor
- Franklin Pangborn - Cecil Lovelace
References
- ^ Eames, John Douglas, The MGM Story, 1981
- ^ Exit Smiling available on DVD or download from the Warner Archive Collection
External links
- Exit Smiling at IMDb
- Exit Smiling at the TCM Movie Database
- Exit Smiling at AllMovie
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